# Entry editor : General : Groups : dropdown menu

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-general-groups-dropdown-menu/1914>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [March 2, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-general-groups-dropdown-menu/1914 "2020-03-02T15:29:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mlep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/mlep/32/387_2.png) [@mlep](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/mlep)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-general-groups-dropdown-menu/1914/1 "2020-03-02T15:29:32Z")

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Currently (Version 5 beta), in the entry editor, you can add an entry to a group by typing in the group name in the field General: Groups. This is cumbersome and prone to typing error.  
A drop-down menu could be added to the field Groups in order to select the group to be added/removed.

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Please vote if you support this proposal:

_Poll ([view on site](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-general-groups-dropdown-menu/1914/1))_

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-general-groups-dropdown-menu/1914/2 "2020-03-02T20:42:51Z")

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I could image the entry simliar to the crossref entry, you can type and it will autcomplete the group name

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**Author:** ![AEgit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@AEgit](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/AEgit)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/entry-editor-general-groups-dropdown-menu/1914/3 "2020-03-12T11:30:27Z")

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Note, that if such a feature is implemented, it should never replace the existing functionality. I can already see this feature becoming a major performance problem for databases with thousands of groups, if it replaces the original functionality.